Lighthouse elementary s.a.c (12 2016)

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Lighting the way for Young Cyclists… Contact: Christopher Saltzburg [email protected]

Transcript of Lighthouse elementary s.a.c (12 2016)

Lighting the way for Y

oung C

yclists…

Contact:

Christopher Saltzburg

CSaltzburg@

gmail.com

Christopher Saltzburg - Lived in

Jupiter for 10 yearsC

urrently Live in Martinique

Julie & I have tw

o sons: B

lake & R

yan

We have enjoyed biking to school, Jupiter &

Abacoa are very

bike friendly, but there are some challenges…

..So I took action

“Pop-up” Bike Lanes - A

Nationw

ide Tend….

In response to those challenges - Co-Founded Jupiter

Walk and B

ike with B

eth White:

-7+ Jupiter C

rosswalks H

ave been Improved

-15 + A

re in Process (Including the Crossw

alk in Front of Lighthouse E

lementary School)

-Meeting w

ith Palm B

each County R

e: Central B

lvd &

A1A

Obvious B

enefit - Exercise

Unexpected B

enefits: -Share A

bout School-M

ore Connected at D

rop-Off

-Avoid C

ar Line!Florida sky is gorgeous

Biking w

ith kids to and from school is

priceless….

I’m seeing m

ore Lighthouse cyclists than ever...

Some Pics just as I w

as walking in for today’s m

eeting!

Cam

pus Entrance not D

esigned for C

yclists….

Pedestrians and Cyclists crow

ded into one sm

all path leads to congestion and com

plaints….

Cam

pus Drivew

ay has limited

visibility….

Understandable reaction…

.

●B

iking is Slower than driving, so those extra m

inutes are precious:

-Being O

n Time

-Taking Older Siblings to B

eacon

●K

ids Struggle walking bikes for long distance

●E

nforcement w

ill be Unpleasant for E

veryone●

Visibility of C

yclists will be a m

otivator for car line drivers

So Just Walk B

ikes - What’s the Problem

?

Proposal: Dedicated Tw

o-Way B

ike Lane (s)

Proposed Solution East &

W

est Entrances: The

“Lighthouse Bikew

ay”N

ewly

Constructed

West E

ntrance

“The Lighthouse Bikew

ay”

Enhanced E

ast E

ntrance:

Benefits:

➔V

isibility Encourages M

ore Cyclists

➔R

educes Car Line V

olume

➔H

elps Kids Focus in the M

orning➔

Great Publicity

Presented B

y:C

hristopher Saltzburg

CS

altzburg@gm

ail.com